diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/files/page.tsx b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/files/page.tsx
index ab21f2f3b72..2ed876e4ba0 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/files/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/files/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { Suspense } from 'react'
+import { dehydrate, HydrationBoundary } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import type { Metadata } from 'next'
+import { getQueryClient } from '@/app/_shell/providers/get-query-client'
+import { prefetchFilesBrowser } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/files/prefetch'
 import { Files } from './files'
 import FilesLoading from './loading'
 
@@ -15,10 +18,17 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
  * table headers) so a suspend never shows a blank frame; the route-level
  * `loading.tsx` covers the navigation/chunk-load transition the same way.
  */
-export default function FilesPage() {
+export default async function FilesPage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ workspaceId: string }> }) {
+  const { workspaceId } = await params
+
+  const queryClient = getQueryClient()
+  await prefetchFilesBrowser(queryClient, workspaceId)
+
   return (
-    <Suspense fallback={<FilesLoading />}>
-      <Files />
-    </Suspense>
+    <HydrationBoundary state={dehydrate(queryClient)}>
+      <Suspense fallback={<FilesLoading />}>
+        <Files />
+      </Suspense>
+    </HydrationBoundary>
   )
 }
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/files/prefetch.ts b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/files/prefetch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8780aa537fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/files/prefetch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import type { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import type { WorkspaceFileFolderApi } from '@/lib/api/contracts/workspace-file-folders'
+import type { ListWorkspaceFilesResponse } from '@/lib/api/contracts/workspace-files'
+import { prefetchInternalJson } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/lib/prefetch-internal-fetch'
+import { workspaceFileFolderKeys } from '@/hooks/queries/workspace-file-folders'
+import { workspaceFilesKeys } from '@/hooks/queries/workspace-files'
+
+/**
+ * Prefetches the Files browser's two lists — workspace files and file folders —
+ * under the same query keys their client hooks (`useWorkspaceFiles`,
+ * `useWorkspaceFileFolders`) use (scope `active`), so the browser paints
+ * populated on first render.
+ *
+ * Both payloads carry `Date` fields, so they go through their routes and cache
+ * the serialized wire shape — see {@link prefetchInternalJson}.
+ */
+export async function prefetchFilesBrowser(
+  queryClient: QueryClient,
+  workspaceId: string
+): Promise<void> {
+  await Promise.all([
+    queryClient.prefetchQuery({
+      queryKey: workspaceFilesKeys.list(workspaceId, 'active'),
+      queryFn: async () => {
+        const data = await prefetchInternalJson<ListWorkspaceFilesResponse>(
+          `/api/workspaces/${workspaceId}/files?scope=active`
+        )
+        return data.success ? data.files : []
+      },
+      staleTime: 30 * 1000,
+    }),
+    queryClient.prefetchQuery({
+      queryKey: workspaceFileFolderKeys.list(workspaceId, 'active'),
+      queryFn: async () => {
+        const data = await prefetchInternalJson<{ folders?: WorkspaceFileFolderApi[] }>(
+          `/api/workspaces/${workspaceId}/files/folders?scope=active`
+        )
+        return data.folders ?? []
+      },
+      staleTime: 30 * 1000,
+    }),
+  ])
+}
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/home/page.tsx b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/home/page.tsx
index e29acc640ee..13595d65398 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/home/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/home/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { Suspense } from 'react'
+import { dehydrate, HydrationBoundary } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import type { Metadata } from 'next'
 import { getSession } from '@/lib/auth'
+import { getQueryClient } from '@/app/_shell/providers/get-query-client'
+import { prefetchHomeLists } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/home/prefetch'
 import { Home } from './home'
 import { HomeFallback } from './home-fallback'
 
@@ -8,11 +11,20 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: 'New chat',
 }
 
-export default async function HomePage() {
+export default async function HomePage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ workspaceId: string }> }) {
+  const { workspaceId } = await params
+
+  const queryClient = getQueryClient()
+  const listsPrefetch = prefetchHomeLists(queryClient, workspaceId)
+
   const session = await getSession()
+  await listsPrefetch
+
   return (
-    <Suspense fallback={<HomeFallback />}>
-      <Home userName={session?.user?.name} userId={session?.user?.id} />
-    </Suspense>
+    <HydrationBoundary state={dehydrate(queryClient)}>
+      <Suspense fallback={<HomeFallback />}>
+        <Home userName={session?.user?.name} userId={session?.user?.id} />
+      </Suspense>
+    </HydrationBoundary>
   )
 }
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/home/prefetch.ts b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/home/prefetch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..956a9e95555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/home/prefetch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import type { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import type { FolderApi } from '@/lib/api/contracts'
+import type { ListWorkspaceFilesResponse } from '@/lib/api/contracts/workspace-files'
+import { prefetchInternalJson } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/lib/prefetch-internal-fetch'
+import { FOLDER_LIST_STALE_TIME, mapFolder } from '@/hooks/queries/folders'
+import { folderKeys } from '@/hooks/queries/utils/folder-keys'
+import { workspaceFilesKeys } from '@/hooks/queries/workspace-files'
+
+/**
+ * Prefetches the home page's secondary lists — folders and workspace files —
+ * under the same query keys their client hooks (`useFolders`,
+ * `useWorkspaceFiles`) use, so the home view paints populated on first render.
+ *
+ * The workflow list (`workflowKeys.list(ws, 'active')`) is already hydrated by
+ * the workspace sidebar prefetch and is intentionally not repeated here.
+ *
+ * Folders are fetched through the route and mapped with the same `mapFolder`
+ * the hook applies, matching its cached shape (string dates → `Date`). Files
+ * carry `Date` fields, so they go through the route and cache the serialized
+ * wire shape — see {@link prefetchInternalJson}.
+ */
+export async function prefetchHomeLists(
+  queryClient: QueryClient,
+  workspaceId: string
+): Promise<void> {
+  await Promise.all([
+    queryClient.prefetchQuery({
+      queryKey: folderKeys.list(workspaceId, 'active'),
+      queryFn: async () => {
+        const { folders } = await prefetchInternalJson<{ folders?: FolderApi[] }>(
+          `/api/folders?workspaceId=${workspaceId}&scope=active`
+        )
+        return (folders ?? []).map(mapFolder)
+      },
+      staleTime: FOLDER_LIST_STALE_TIME,
+    }),
+    queryClient.prefetchQuery({
+      queryKey: workspaceFilesKeys.list(workspaceId, 'active'),
+      queryFn: async () => {
+        const data = await prefetchInternalJson<ListWorkspaceFilesResponse>(
+          `/api/workspaces/${workspaceId}/files?scope=active`
+        )
+        return data.success ? data.files : []
+      },
+      staleTime: 30 * 1000,
+    }),
+  ])
+}
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/page.tsx b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/page.tsx
index be3743be659..6243dc42035 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/page.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,26 @@
+import { dehydrate, HydrationBoundary } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import type { Metadata } from 'next'
+import { getQueryClient } from '@/app/_shell/providers/get-query-client'
+import { prefetchKnowledgeBases } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/prefetch'
 import { Knowledge } from './knowledge'
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: 'Knowledge Base',
 }
 
-export default Knowledge
+export default async function KnowledgePage({
+  params,
+}: {
+  params: Promise<{ workspaceId: string }>
+}) {
+  const { workspaceId } = await params
+
+  const queryClient = getQueryClient()
+  await prefetchKnowledgeBases(queryClient, workspaceId)
+
+  return (
+    <HydrationBoundary state={dehydrate(queryClient)}>
+      <Knowledge />
+    </HydrationBoundary>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/prefetch.ts b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/prefetch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e8e5578840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/prefetch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import type { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import type { KnowledgeBaseData } from '@/lib/api/contracts/knowledge'
+import { prefetchInternalJson } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/lib/prefetch-internal-fetch'
+import { knowledgeKeys } from '@/hooks/queries/kb/knowledge'
+
+/**
+ * Prefetches the workspace's knowledge-bases list under the same query key the
+ * client `useKnowledgeBasesQuery` hook uses (scope `active`), so the list paints
+ * populated on first render.
+ *
+ * The list carries `Date` fields, so it goes through the `/api/knowledge` route
+ * and caches the serialized wire shape — see {@link prefetchInternalJson}.
+ */
+export async function prefetchKnowledgeBases(
+  queryClient: QueryClient,
+  workspaceId: string
+): Promise<void> {
+  await queryClient.prefetchQuery({
+    queryKey: knowledgeKeys.list(workspaceId, 'active'),
+    queryFn: async () => {
+      const result = await prefetchInternalJson<{ data: KnowledgeBaseData[] }>(
+        `/api/knowledge?workspaceId=${workspaceId}&scope=active`
+      )
+      return result.data
+    },
+    staleTime: 60 * 1000,
+  })
+}
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/lib/prefetch-internal-fetch.ts b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/lib/prefetch-internal-fetch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e48f6064c17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/lib/prefetch-internal-fetch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { headers } from 'next/headers'
+import { getInternalApiBaseUrl } from '@/lib/core/utils/urls'
+
+/**
+ * Server-side GET against an internal `/api` route, forwarding the incoming
+ * request's cookie so the route authenticates as the current user.
+ *
+ * List prefetches go through the route (rather than the data layer) when the
+ * payload carries `Date` fields: `NextResponse.json` serializes them to the
+ * string wire shape the client caches via `requestJson`, so the
+ * server-hydrated entry byte-matches the client-fetched one through
+ * dehydration. Calling the data layer directly would cache raw `Date` objects
+ * and drift from that wire shape. Mirrors the settings/subscription prefetch.
+ */
+export async function prefetchInternalJson<T>(path: string): Promise<T> {
+  const cookie = (await headers()).get('cookie')
+  // boundary-raw-fetch: server-side RSC prefetch forwarding the session cookie to an internal API route; requestJson is client-only and cannot run here
+  const response = await fetch(`${getInternalApiBaseUrl()}${path}`, {
+    headers: cookie ? { cookie } : {},
+  })
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`Prefetch failed for ${path}: ${response.status}`)
+  }
+  return response.json() as Promise<T>
+}
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/lib/prefetch.test.ts b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/lib/prefetch.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d031c0648ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/lib/prefetch.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment node
+ */
+import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+const { mockPrefetchInternalJson } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  mockPrefetchInternalJson: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/lib/prefetch-internal-fetch', () => ({
+  prefetchInternalJson: mockPrefetchInternalJson,
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/components/emcn', () => ({
+  toast: { success: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn() },
+}))
+
+import { prefetchFilesBrowser } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/files/prefetch'
+import { prefetchHomeLists } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/home/prefetch'
+import { prefetchKnowledgeBases } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/knowledge/prefetch'
+import { prefetchTables } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/tables/prefetch'
+import { knowledgeKeys } from '@/hooks/queries/kb/knowledge'
+import { tableKeys } from '@/hooks/queries/tables'
+import { folderKeys } from '@/hooks/queries/utils/folder-keys'
+import { workspaceFileFolderKeys } from '@/hooks/queries/workspace-file-folders'
+import { workspaceFilesKeys } from '@/hooks/queries/workspace-files'
+
+const WORKSPACE_ID = 'ws-123'
+
+function makeClient() {
+  return new QueryClient({ defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } } })
+}
+
+describe('workspace list prefetches', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  describe('prefetchKnowledgeBases', () => {
+    it('primes the exact key useKnowledgeBasesQuery reads and unwraps data', async () => {
+      const bases = [{ id: 'kb-1' }]
+      mockPrefetchInternalJson.mockResolvedValue({ data: bases })
+      const client = makeClient()
+
+      await prefetchKnowledgeBases(client, WORKSPACE_ID)
+
+      expect(mockPrefetchInternalJson).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        `/api/knowledge?workspaceId=${WORKSPACE_ID}&scope=active`
+      )
+      expect(client.getQueryData(knowledgeKeys.list(WORKSPACE_ID, 'active'))).toEqual(bases)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('prefetchTables', () => {
+    it('primes the exact key useTablesList reads and unwraps data.tables', async () => {
+      const tables = [{ id: 't-1' }]
+      mockPrefetchInternalJson.mockResolvedValue({ data: { tables } })
+      const client = makeClient()
+
+      await prefetchTables(client, WORKSPACE_ID)
+
+      expect(mockPrefetchInternalJson).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        `/api/table?workspaceId=${WORKSPACE_ID}&scope=active`
+      )
+      expect(client.getQueryData(tableKeys.list(WORKSPACE_ID, 'active'))).toEqual(tables)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('prefetchFilesBrowser', () => {
+    it('primes both file + folder keys the client hooks read', async () => {
+      const files = [{ id: 'f-1' }]
+      const folders = [{ id: 'folder-1' }]
+      mockPrefetchInternalJson.mockImplementation(async (path: string) =>
+        path.includes('/folders') ? { folders } : { success: true, files }
+      )
+      const client = makeClient()
+
+      await prefetchFilesBrowser(client, WORKSPACE_ID)
+
+      expect(mockPrefetchInternalJson).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        `/api/workspaces/${WORKSPACE_ID}/files?scope=active`
+      )
+      expect(mockPrefetchInternalJson).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        `/api/workspaces/${WORKSPACE_ID}/files/folders?scope=active`
+      )
+      expect(client.getQueryData(workspaceFilesKeys.list(WORKSPACE_ID, 'active'))).toEqual(files)
+      expect(client.getQueryData(workspaceFileFolderKeys.list(WORKSPACE_ID, 'active'))).toEqual(
+        folders
+      )
+    })
+
+    it('caches an empty file list when the route reports failure', async () => {
+      mockPrefetchInternalJson.mockImplementation(async (path: string) =>
+        path.includes('/folders') ? { folders: [] } : { success: false, files: [] }
+      )
+      const client = makeClient()
+
+      await prefetchFilesBrowser(client, WORKSPACE_ID)
+
+      expect(client.getQueryData(workspaceFilesKeys.list(WORKSPACE_ID, 'active'))).toEqual([])
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('prefetchHomeLists', () => {
+    it('primes folder + file keys, mapping folder rows to the client shape', async () => {
+      const folderRow = {
+        id: 'folder-1',
+        name: 'Docs',
+        userId: 'u-1',
+        workspaceId: WORKSPACE_ID,
+        parentId: null,
+        color: null,
+        isExpanded: true,
+        locked: false,
+        sortOrder: 0,
+        createdAt: '2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+        updatedAt: '2026-01-02T00:00:00.000Z',
+        archivedAt: null,
+      }
+      const files = [{ id: 'f-1' }]
+      mockPrefetchInternalJson.mockImplementation(async (path: string) =>
+        path.startsWith('/api/folders') ? { folders: [folderRow] } : { success: true, files }
+      )
+      const client = makeClient()
+
+      await prefetchHomeLists(client, WORKSPACE_ID)
+
+      expect(mockPrefetchInternalJson).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        `/api/folders?workspaceId=${WORKSPACE_ID}&scope=active`
+      )
+      const cachedFolders = client.getQueryData(folderKeys.list(WORKSPACE_ID, 'active')) as Array<{
+        id: string
+        color: string
+        createdAt: Date
+      }>
+      expect(cachedFolders).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(cachedFolders[0].color).toBe('#6B7280')
+      expect(cachedFolders[0].createdAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date)
+      expect(client.getQueryData(workspaceFilesKeys.list(WORKSPACE_ID, 'active'))).toEqual(files)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('graceful failure', () => {
+    it.each([
+      [
+        'prefetchKnowledgeBases',
+        prefetchKnowledgeBases,
+        knowledgeKeys.list(WORKSPACE_ID, 'active'),
+      ],
+      ['prefetchTables', prefetchTables, tableKeys.list(WORKSPACE_ID, 'active')],
+      ['prefetchHomeLists', prefetchHomeLists, folderKeys.list(WORKSPACE_ID, 'active')],
+      [
+        'prefetchFilesBrowser',
+        prefetchFilesBrowser,
+        workspaceFilesKeys.list(WORKSPACE_ID, 'active'),
+      ],
+    ] as const)(
+      '%s does not throw when the fetcher rejects (page still renders, client refetches)',
+      async (_name, prefetch, queryKey) => {
+        mockPrefetchInternalJson.mockRejectedValue(new Error('500'))
+        const client = makeClient()
+
+        await expect(prefetch(client, WORKSPACE_ID)).resolves.toBeUndefined()
+        expect(client.getQueryData(queryKey)).toBeUndefined()
+      }
+    )
+  })
+})
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/tables/page.tsx b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/tables/page.tsx
index 15a016a25a2..0e9390a5d95 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/tables/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/tables/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { Suspense } from 'react'
+import { dehydrate, HydrationBoundary } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import type { Metadata } from 'next'
+import { getQueryClient } from '@/app/_shell/providers/get-query-client'
 import TablesLoading from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/tables/loading'
+import { prefetchTables } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/tables/prefetch'
 import { Tables } from './tables'
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
@@ -13,10 +16,17 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
  * fallback renders the real chrome so a suspend never shows a blank frame; the
  * route-level `loading.tsx` covers the navigation/chunk-load transition.
  */
-export default function TablesPage() {
+export default async function TablesPage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ workspaceId: string }> }) {
+  const { workspaceId } = await params
+
+  const queryClient = getQueryClient()
+  await prefetchTables(queryClient, workspaceId)
+
   return (
-    <Suspense fallback={<TablesLoading />}>
-      <Tables />
-    </Suspense>
+    <HydrationBoundary state={dehydrate(queryClient)}>
+      <Suspense fallback={<TablesLoading />}>
+        <Tables />
+      </Suspense>
+    </HydrationBoundary>
   )
 }
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/tables/prefetch.ts b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/tables/prefetch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60d6a79a735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/tables/prefetch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import type { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import type { TableDefinition } from '@/lib/table'
+import { prefetchInternalJson } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/lib/prefetch-internal-fetch'
+import { tableKeys } from '@/hooks/queries/tables'
+
+/**
+ * Prefetches the workspace's tables list under the same query key the client
+ * `useTablesList` hook uses (scope `active`), so the list paints populated on
+ * first render.
+ *
+ * Table definitions carry `Date` fields, so the list goes through the
+ * `/api/table` route and caches the serialized wire shape — see
+ * {@link prefetchInternalJson}.
+ */
+export async function prefetchTables(queryClient: QueryClient, workspaceId: string): Promise<void> {
+  await queryClient.prefetchQuery({
+    queryKey: tableKeys.list(workspaceId, 'active'),
+    queryFn: async () => {
+      const response = await prefetchInternalJson<{ data: { tables: TableDefinition[] } }>(
+        `/api/table?workspaceId=${workspaceId}&scope=active`
+      )
+      return response.data.tables
+    },
+    staleTime: 30 * 1000,
+  })
+}
diff --git a/apps/sim/hooks/queries/folders.ts b/apps/sim/hooks/queries/folders.ts
index f0d8913cd05..34b695374fd 100644
--- a/apps/sim/hooks/queries/folders.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/hooks/queries/folders.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,15 @@ import type { WorkflowFolder } from '@/stores/folders/types'
 
 const logger = createLogger('FolderQueries')
 
-function mapFolder(folder: FolderApi): WorkflowFolder {
+export const FOLDER_LIST_STALE_TIME = 60 * 1000
+
+/**
+ * Maps a wire folder row to the client `WorkflowFolder` shape (string dates →
+ * `Date`, color default). Exported so the server-side home prefetch produces
+ * the exact cached value `useFolders` stores, keeping the hydrated entry in
+ * sync with a client fetch.
+ */
+export function mapFolder(folder: FolderApi): WorkflowFolder {
   return {
     id: folder.id,
     name: folder.name,